This baseline assessment is aimed to present the current situation of access to and use of energy (electricity) as well as to determine the potential sources for renewable energy production in Chepang communities in Manahari and Raksirang rural municipalities of Makwanpur district in central Nepal. It has been carried out under the pilot initiative of Community Empowerment and Social Justice Network (CEMSOJ) and Himalayan Human Rights Monitors (HimRights) titled “Empowering indigenous Chepang youth and women for promotion of Community-based Renewable Energy Project (CbREP) in Nepal”.